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SUPPLEMENT 


Bulletin  of  the  State  Normal  School 

THIRD  DISTRICT 

A COLLEGE  FOR  TEACHERS 


Volume  14 


MARCH  1914 


Number  5 


1914  Corn  Acre  Yield  Contest  1914 

UNDER  AUSPICES  OF  AGRICULTURAL  DEPARTMENT 


Cape  Girardeau,  Missouri 


Published  by  the  Missouri  State  Normal  School,  Third  District. 

Issued  January,  March,  June,  October  and  December. 

Entered  at  the  Post  Office  at  Cape  Girardeau.  Mo.,  as  Second-clas  Matter. 
Printed  by  The  Daily  Republican,  Cape  Girardeau.  Mo. 


Agricultural  Faculty 

SETH  BABiCOCK,  Agronomy  and  Head  of  Department 
R.  B.  KINKEAD,  Animal  Husbandry 

L.  R.  JOHNSON,  Horticulture 

W.  H.  WHITE,  Superintendent  of  Farm 

A.  C.  MAGILL,  Chemistry 

H.  L.  ROBERTS,  Botany  and  Entomology 
W.  G.  LEWIS,  Physics 

CHARLES  LAMB,  Manual  Training 

MARY  T.  CHAPIN,  Home  Economics 

IDA  M.  SHILLING,  Home  Economics 


1914  Corn  Acre  Yield  Contest  1914 


TO  the  person  in  each  county  growing  the  most  marketable  corn  on  one  acre,  the  Normal  School  at 
Cape  Girardeau  will  give  a year’s  scholarship  (value  $19.00). 

The  counties  that  may  compete  are  Bollinger,  Butler,  Cape  Girardeau,  Carter,  Crawford,  Dent, 
Dunklin,  Franklin,  Gasconade,  Iron,  Jefferson.  Madison,  Mississippi,  New  Madrid,  Oregon,  Pemiscot, 
Perry,  Reynolds,  Ripley,  Scott,  Shannon,  Stoddard,  St.  Francois,  Ste.  Genevieve,  St.  Louis,  Washington 
and  Wayne. 

In  addition  to  the  scholarship  the  person  having  the  highest  yield  in  the  district  will  be  given  $50 
in  cash.  The  3nd,  $35;  the  3rd,  $15;  the  4th,  $10.00;  the  5th,  $5.00;  the  (ith,  $3.00;  the  7th,  $3.50;  the 
8th,  $3  ; the  9th  and  10th,  each  $1.00. 

In  1913  the  cash  prizes  were  paid  by  the  business  men  of  Cape  Girardeau. 

There  are  no  age  or  sex  qualifications.  Your  acre  of  land  must  be.  in  one  of  tlie  counties  named 
above.  You  must  enroll  before  June  1,  1914.  You  must  keep  a record  of  the  work  done  (see  blank  on 
page  19).  You  must  have  one  disinterested  party  see  your  acre  measured,  gathered  and  weighed.  This 
party  must  sign  the  statement  (see  bottom  of  page  19),  and  be  willing  to  swear  to  the  statement  if 
called  upon  to  do  so. 

Nothing  difficult — no  essays  to  write,  no  complicated  records  to  keep,  no  worrying  over  cost  or 
expense.  What  we  must  know  is  how  much  marketable  corn  you  i)roduced  on  one  acre  and  how  you 
did  it.  Sign  enrollment  card  and  send  it  TODAY  to 

SETH  BABCOCK, 

State  Normal  School,  Cape  Girardeau. 


Cape  Corn 

The  Corn  that  Won 

in  1913 


TH.  lewis  of  Cape  Girardeau  deserves  the 
credit  of  furnishing  the  winning  variety  of 
corn.  G.  W.  Tisdale,  the  man  who  pro- 
duced the  99  bushels,  got  his  seed  directly  from 
Mr.  Lewis  for  his  1913  crop. 

Mr.  O.  L.  Howell,  who  lived  near  the  Cape  thirty 
years  ago,  was  growing  a big,  coarse,  red  cobbed, 
high  yielding  variety  of  corn.  Mr.  Lewis,  on  tak- 
ing charge  of  the  Howell  farm,  started  to  improve 
this  corn  by  selecting  to  one  type.  The  corn  was 
easily  changed  by  careful  selection  and  soon  a uni- 
form, medium  smooth  white  corn  with  great  size 
resulted. 

The  original  corn  was  evidently  St.  Charles.  In 
1907  there  was  a little  mixing  with  Commercial 
white.  Two  years  later,  on  hearing  a corn  expert 
declare  emphatically  for  some  of  the  standard 
varieties  and  seeing  the  ribbons  in  the  corn  shows 
uniformly  tied  on  corn  of  a smaller  type,  Mr.  Lewis 
sold  all  his  corn  save  24  ears.  A few  seasons  con- 
vinced him  that  he  was  on  the  wrong  track.  For- 
tunately these  24  ears  had  been  carefully  planted 
by  themselves  and  not  mixed  with  any  other  variety. 
About  this  time,  1909,  T.  P.  Russell  commenced 
growing  Cape  corn  on  his  Hayti  farm.  He  reports 
that  it  yields  20  per  cent  more  than  the  ordinary 
varieties. 

The  1914  acre  yield  contest  will  be  watched  with 
more  than  usual  interest  to  see  if  this  variety  can 
hold  the  place  it  now  has. 


The  Variety  to  Plant 

IT  takes  good  seed  to  produce  good  yields  but  don’t  be  afraid  of  the  varieties  already  being  grown 
in  your  neighborhood.  They  may  be  best  because  acclimated  and  already  adapted  to  the  pecu- 
liarities of  your  soil  and  climate.  Don’t  buy  seed  corn  from  a distance.  Southeast  Missouri  has  many 
good  corn  breeders.  If  your  own  neighborhood  does  not  have  the  corn  you  want,  get  seed  from  the 
nearest  corn  breeder.  Look  over  the  winners  at  the  Corn  Show  held  at  the  Normal  in  January  and  you 
will  see  some  one  from  your  section  of  the  district.  Write  him  for  seed  corn. 

Corn  Variety  Tests 

To  determine  what  variety  of  corn  is  best  adapted  to  any  locality,  several  varieties  should  be 
planted  side  by  side  on  ground  that  was  all  prepared  in  the  same  way,  and  the  corn  given  the  same 
cultivation.  If  this  corn  is  carefully  harvested  and  weighed  some  very  surprising  results  may  be 
obtained. 

This  work  can  be  done  very  nicely  by  your  RURAL  SCHOOL  TEACHER  under  the  direction  of 
the  county  adviser  or  county  superintendent.  In  counties  not  having  a farm  adviser  the  Normal  school 
will  be  glad  to  assist  in  such  work. 


The  law  requires  Agriculture  to  be  taught  in  the  rural  schools.  The  rural  school  teachers,  preparing  them- 
selves for  that  work,  sometimes  play,  but  ALWAYS  enjoy  themselves. 


The  Importance  of  a Good  Stand 

JUST  figure  it  out  for  yourself — two  stalks  to  the  hill  and  the  hills  and  rows  3 feet  6 inches  apart 
will  give  100  bushels  per  acre.  The  weather  may  be  responsible  sometimes  for  a poor  stand  but  let 
us  always  have  a good  seed  bed  and  seed  that  GROW. 

Moral:  Test  your  seed  corn. 

How  to  Make  a Cloth  Seed  Corn  Tester 

Use  a good  grade  of  bleached  muslin.  Tear  into  strips  13  inches  wide  and  66  inches  long.  Through 
the  center,  the  long  way,  draw  a line  to  within  18  inches  of  either  end.  Divide  this  line  with  lines  6 
inches  long,  3 inches  apart,  running  cross  way  of  the  cloth.  Number  these  spaces  so  formed  from  1 to 
3().  Use  ordinary  ink,  indelible  lead  jtencil  or  printer’s  ink  for  marking  tester. 

Fertilizers 

Don't  buy  expensive  fertilizers  until  you  have  applied  all  the  lime  and  barn-yard  manure  your 
soil  needs,  and  are  willing  to  give  good  cultivation  to  your  crop.  Then  and  not  before  will  it  pay  to 
use  fertilizers. 

With  the  proper  cultivation,  manuring  and  liming  of  the  soil  there  is  not  a single  farm  in  South- 
east Missouri  that  can  not  equal  the  1913  acre  yields.  With  a better  season  and  commercial  fertilizers, 
if  you  need  them,  every  county  ought  to  have  a record  above  100  bushels  per  acre. 


Directions  for  Using  Cloth  Seed  Corn  Testers 

Have  seed  ears  arranged  in  such  order  that  any  particular  ear  can  be  found  when  wanted.  Have  one  cloth 
tester  for  every  twenty  ears.  Each  tester  tests  enough  seed  for  about  two  acres.  If  one  plants  fifty  acres, 
then  twenty-five  testers  will  be  needed. 

1st.  Dip  tester  in  water  and  spread  it  out  flat  on  a table.  Having  it  wet  keeps  it  from  blowing  around,  also 
helps  hold  the  grains  in  position.  From  ear  No.  1 take  six  grains  from  different  rows  and  different  parts  of  the 
ear.  Don’t  take  any  grains  from  butts  or  tips,  as  they  are  too  irregular  in  size  to  go  through  the  planter  evenly. 
The  object  of  all  this  work  is  to  insure  ourselves  a perfect  stand  of  corn.  By  placing  a knife  blade  by  the  side 
of  a grain  and  giving  the  knife  a slight  twist,  a single  grain  can  be  taken  from  one  place.  Put  the  six  grains  taken 
from  ear  No.  1 on  square  No.  1.  Place  all  grains  with  the  germ  side  up  and  with  tips  pointing  toward  the  same 
side  of  the  cloth  tester.  This  arrangement  is  for  convenience  in  reading  our  test.  The  roots  will  all  grow  down 
and  the  plumules  up,  so  if  the  grains  are  all  pointed  down  the  sprouts  are  all  straight  and  easily  compared  with 
each  other.  Take  six  grains  from  ear  2 and  place  on  square  2;  six  grains  from  ear  3 and  place  on  square  3; 
and  so  on  until  the  20  squares  are  covered  with  corn. 

At  each  end  of  the  tester  is  an  extra  flap  of  cloth.  Begin  at  either  end  and  roll  this  flap  up  loosely.  This 
gives  us  a good  roll  of  cloth  when  we  come  to  our  corn.  Keep  on  rolling — the  corn  will  be  held  in  place  between 
the  cloth — roll  until  all  the  cloth  is  used.  The  last  flap  of  cloth  gives  a few  thicknesses  of  cloth  around  the 
outside  of  the  tester  to  prevent  it  from  drying.  Tie  a string  around  the  top  of  the  tester  to  prevent  unrolling.  A 
tag  is  tied  to  this  string,  showing  the  numbers  of  the  ears  tested.  In  the  first  tester  we  will  have  ears  1 to  20; 
in  the  second  ears  21  to  40;  in  the  third  41  to  60,  and  so  on.  These  testers  or  ‘‘Rag  babies”  as  some  call  them, 
are  now  stood  on  end  in  a bucket  with  the  tips  of  the  grains  pointing  DOWN.  Crowd  the  bucket  full  of  testers. 
Pour  warm  water  in  the  bucket,  allow  the  water  to  remain  for  fifteen  to  thirty  minutes,  or  long  enough  to 
thoroughly  soak  the  corn.  Pour  the  water  off,  leaving  the  testers  in  the  bucket  all  the  time.  Set  the  bucket 
containing  the  testers  away  where  we  have  a living  room  temperature — in  the  front  room  where  the  house  plants 
are  growing  is  a good  place,  behind  the  kitchen  stove  where  bread  is  set  to  rise  is  another  good  place.  Leave 
them  stand  from  four  to  six  days.  The  higher  the  temperature  the  less  time  will  be  required  for  germination. 

Now  we  come  to  the  most  important  and  difficult  part  of  our  work:  Reading  the  test.  Unroll  the  tester 

before  you  so  all  the  corn  can  be  seen.  In  some  squares  not  one  grain  of  the  six  will  have  started.  Find  the 

ear  from  which  these  grains  came  and  throw  it  away.  Anyone  would  know  to  do  that;  but  the  corn  on  some  of 
the  squares  is  only  half  as  big  as  the  rest  of  the  corn.  These  come  from  weak  ears.  We  have  given  our  corn 
ideal  conditions,  the  right  amount  of  moisture  and  air  and  the  right  temperature.  We  have  forced  everything 
to  grow  that  will  grow.  Out  in  the  field  conditions  will  be  different.  It  may  be  too  cold  or  too  wet.  Then 

this  slow  corn  in  our  tester  will  fail  to  grow  in  the  field.  It  is  these  weak,  slow  ears  that  we  must  get  rid  of. 

Our  corn  should  all  come  up  at  once  and  be  strong,  healty,  vigorous  plants.  We  can  only  insure  ourselves  such 
corn  by  very  careful  work  in  reading  the  test. 


Short-course  boys  studying  pruning  in  the  orchard. 


No.  1 Won  $50;  No.  2,  $25;  No.  3,  $15 


WINNERS  OF  1913  ACRE 


COUNTY 

CONTESTANT 

ADDRESS 

Age 

VARIETY 
OF  CORN 

Was  Germina- 

tion Test 
Made 

KIND  OF  SOIL 

SUBSOIL 

PREVIOUS 

CROP 

COMMERCIAL 
FERTILIZER  USED 

Amo 

Ma 

U< 

1— Cape  Gir. 

G.  W.  Tisdale 

Gordonville 

40 

Cape  County 

Yes 

Creek  Bottom 
Silt  Loam 

Made  by  Creek 

Wheat 

None 

No 

2 — Shannon 

Eric  Palmer 

Eminence 

17 

Reid’s 

No 

Lime  Stone 

Sandy  Clay 

Corn 

None 

No 

3 — Crawford 

W.  D.  Towe 

Cuba 

47 

Boone 

Yes 

Sandy  Loam 

Clay 

Red  Clover 

None 

10  T 

4— Scott 

T.  A.  Wylie 

Cliaffee 

20 

Prize  Metal 

No 

Black  Clay 

Black  Clay 

Wheat 

1200  lbs.  Acid 
Phosphate 

100  L 

5 — Stoddard 

E.  J.  Mahoney 

Dexter 

33 

Earl’s  Prolific 

Yes 

Black  Loam 

Black  Loam 

Corn 

None 

No 

6— Perry 

Reginald  0.  Swan 

Wittenberg 

10 

Boone 

Yes 

Sand  Stone 

Clay 

Corn 

1500  lbs.  Lime 

750 

7— Jefferson 

Emil  Wallach 

House  Springs 

10 

Mogul 

Yes 

Alluvial  Bottom 

Sandy  Loam 

Corn 

Overflowed  Land 

8— Pemiscot 

L.  H.  Gale 

Hayti 

32 

Johnson 

Yes 

Sandy  Loam 

Fine  Sandy 
Loam 

Corn 

Nitrate  of  Soda  150  lbs 
Acid  Phosphate  200  lbs 
Muriate  of  P’tsh  50  lbs 

12  T 

9— Bollinger 

Elmer  Sitze 

Gipsy 

20 

Reid’s 

No 

Sandy  Loam 

Clay  with  Gravel 

New  Ground 

Corn 

Overflow 

No! 

10-Wayne 

Clarence  Rubattom 

Greenville 

10 

Boone 

Yes 

Clay 

Clay 

Corn 

None 

3 T. 

11— Gasconade 

! Flora  D.  Dahl 

Berger 

lb 

Reid’s 

Yes 

Grass 

None 

3 T- 

In  the  future  the  man  who  wins  will  not  win  beeau.se  nature  has  Riven  him  a iiartieiilarly  rieh  piece  of  grroiind  like  a drained  swamp  or« 
lime  and  manure  liberally;  and  nitrogen,  pbosphorus  and  potassium  fertilizers  only  after  the  addition  of  more  lime  and  manure  fails  to  give  i 
and  who  cultivates  onee  a week  from  the  time  the  corn  is  planted  until  it  stops  growing  in  the  fail.  Such  treatment  will  get  results.  There 


YJgLJ)  CORN  CONTEST  ® scholarship  valued  at  $19.00 


Disced  Before 
Plowing 

DATE  OF 
PLOWING 

Depth  of 

Plowing 

Additional 
Preparation  of 
Seed  Bed 

Date  of 
Planting 

Space 

Between 

Rows 

If  Drilled. 

Space  Between 

Stalks 

Space  1 

Between  Hills 

No.  Grains 

Per  Hill 

Number  of  1 

Cultivations  1 

Per  Cent  of 

Stand 

Date  When 
Dented 

Date  When 
Ripe 

Date  of 
Har\'esting 

Bushels  of 

Marketable 

Corn 

No 

Nov.  1912 

8 in. 

Double  Disced 
and  Harrowed 

May  18th 

3 ft.  8 in. 

3 ft.  8 in. 

3 

4 

83  1-3 

Aug.  10th 

Oct.  20th 

Nov.  22nd 

99 

No 

April  25th 

6 in. 

Harrowed 

May  10th 

3 ft. 

3 feet 

2 1-2 

5 

90 

Aug.  13th 

Sept.  14th 

Oct.  2Sth 

96 

No 

December 

9 in. 

Disced  and 

Harrowed 

May  17 

3 ft.  6 in. 

18  in. 

71 

98 

Sept.  20th 

Nov.  26th 

93  1-2 

No 

April  20th 

7 in. 

Well  Harrowed 

May  1st 

3 ft.  8 in. 

3 ft.  8 in. 

2 1-2 

95 

Nov.  15th 

Nov.  2Sth 

88 

Yes 

April  21 

10  in. 

Well  Harrowed 

Mays 

3 ft. 

12  in. 

4 

100 

Aug.  5 

Nov.  1 

Nov.  20th 

82 

No 

May  2nd 

6 in. 

Harrowed  and 
Rolled  1 

May  7th 

3ft.  Sin. 

3ft.  Sin. 

2 

5 

100 

Aug.  10th 

Oct.  10th 

Oct.  2Sth 

71 

No 

May  6th 

8 in. 

Harrowed 

May  20th 

3 ft.  10  in. 

10  in. 

4 

Sept.  20th 

Sept.  30th 

Nov.  3rd 

67 

Yes 

May  1st 

8 in. 

Harrowed 

May  9th 

3 ft.  6 in. 

14  in. 

7 

95 

August  27 

Sept.  15th 

Oct.  22nd 

72  1-7 

No 

May  19 

7 in. 

Harrowed  and 
Drug^ 

! May  19 

3 ft.  6 in. 

3 ft.  6 in. 

3 

3 

■^4 

Sept-  3 

Sept.  IStli 

Oct.  31st 

59  1-2 

Yes 

May  6th 

6 in. 

Drug  and 
Harrowed 

May  8th 

3 ft.  6 in. 

3 ft.  6 in. 

2 

5 

99 

Aug.  20th 

Oct.  10th 

Oct.  31st 

SO 

No 

Dec.  1912 

51-2  in. 

Disced  au.l 

Harrowed 

1 Apr.  25th 

3rt.  3 in. 

3 ft.  3 in. 

2 1-2 

5 

Aug.  19th 

45  2-15 

k-mnde  land.  The  highest  yield  WILL.  BE  WON  AND  KEPT  by  that  person  who  plans  a rotation  so  corn  follows  some  legTime:  who  uses 
■ased  yields;  who  fall  plows  ten  inehes  or  deeper;  who  sets  a perfect  stand  by  testini;  his  seed;  who  plants  a variety  adapted  to  his  locality 
<9  land  in  Southeast  Missouri  that  can  not  so  above  the  100-bushel  mark. 


How  to  Test  Soil  for  Lime 

VERY  WHERE  in  Southeast  Missouri  lime  is  giving  increased  yields.  Of  course,  there  is  only 
-L/  one  infallible  test  for  lime.  That  is  to  apply  ground  limestone  at  the  rate  of  two  tons  per  acre, 
or  quick  lime  at  the  rate  of  50U  pounds  per  acre. 

Before  going  to  this  expense  a very  simple  test  can  be  made : Get  a dime’s  worth  of  muriatic 
acid  at  the  drug  store.  Put  a half  inch  of  soil  in  the  bottom  of  a glass  and  pour  on  enough  acid  to 
cover  the  soil.  If  lime  is  present  bubbles  will  appear  in  great  numbers.  If  no  bubbles  appear  we  can 
feel  sure  the  addition  of  lime  will  benefit  the  soil. 

Reginald  O.  Swan  of  Wittenberg,  who  won  a Normal  School  scholarship  for  the  highest  yield  of 
corn  on  one  acre  in  1913  in  Perry  county,  used  15(1U  pounds  ground  limestone.  His  measured  acre,  with 
no  better  land  than  the  remainder  of  the  field,  yielded  71  bushels  of  shelled  corn.  This  was  consider- 
ably above  the  average  of  the  field.  Mr.  Swan  says  this  acre  could  be  noted  from  any  part  of  the  field, 
as  it  was  so  much  darker  in  color  and  made  so  much  ranker  growth.  His  father  is  so  well  pleased  with 
the  results  that  he  is  buying  ground  limestone  by  the  carload  for  his  1914  crop. 

Lime 

Next  to  barnyard  manure  no  one  thing  is  more  often  lacking  in  our  Southeast  Missouri  soils  than 
lime.  The  finer  the  rock  is  crushed  the  less  is  needed  per  acre.  A grade  costing  $1.50  per  ton  at  the 
crusher  and  passing  through  a 42-mesh  sieve  gives  good  satisfaction.  Such  material  should  be  applied 
at  the  rate  of  1500  or  3000  pounds  per  acre.  When  ordering,  if  it  is  shipped  as  crushed  stone  and  not 
ground  limestone,  a cheaper  freight  rate  can  be  secured. 

Lime  is  applied  after  the  land  is  plowed  and  then  harrowed  or  disced  in.  Crushed  limestone,  or 
ground  limestone,  can  be  applied  at  any  time.  It  cannot  injure  the  sprouting  plants.  This  form  of  lime 
acts  very  slowly  and  should  be  applied  to  the  land  as  long  as  possible  before  the  crop  is  planted.  On 
wheat  land  it  should  be  applied  as  soon  as  the  land  is  plowed  and  fall  plowing  for  corn  makes  a satis- 
factory place  for  the  application  of  lime. 

Commercial  fertilizers  are  wasted  when  ap]  lied  to  land  that  is  lacking  in  humus,  or  is  acid  or  in  a 
poor  physical  condition.  The  first  thing  needed  is  barnyard  manure  and  then  lime. 


^y^GRICULTURE  is  a live  subject.  There  should  be  no  difference  between 
that  taught  in  the  schools  and  that  practiced  on  the  farms.  The 
agricultural  work  of  the  State  Normal  is  so  arranged  that  teachers  or  farm- 
ers can  take  a term’s  work  whenever  convenient. 

New  classes  are  formed  in  all  branches  of  Agriculture  four  times  each 
year  and  run  from  ten  to  thirteen  weeks.  Come  to  the  Cape  during  your 
idle  season  on  the  farm  and  no  matter  when  that  is  we  will  accommodate 
you. 

STUDY  SOUTHEAST  MISSOURI  METHODS  IN  A SOUTHEAST 
MISSOURI  SCHOOL. 


Short-course  boys  studying  spraying  in  the  orchard. 


The  1914  Short  Courses 


The  following  students  enrolled  for  agriculture  in  the  Farmers’  Short  Course  beginning  Jan. 
1914.  One-third  of  the  counties  in  the  Third  Normal  School  District  represented. 


Name. 


Address. 


County. 


1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 
(!. 
7. 
S. 
9. 

10. 

11. 

12. 

13. 

14. 


Fred  Danuser  

Floyd  Gale  

John  Henderson  

Oscar  Horstman  

Arthur  Job  

Frank  McCaskill  

Hermann  

Fredericktown  

Hayti  -- 

Cape  Girardeau  

Cardwell  

Gasconade 

Madison 

Gasconade 

Cape  Girardeau 

Dunklin 

Oliver  H.  H.  Ochsner 

Hermann  . 

Gasconade 

Boyd  Whitwell  

J.  E.  Zwilling  

Walter  Brinkopf  

A\'illis  E.  Wissmann 

Wm.  Christ.  Kelpe  

Clarence  Rubottom  

Glenn  Eewis 

Harold  E.  Weimer 

- Bennett  

Dexter  

Cape  Girardeau  

- Cape  Girardeau  

Cape  Girardeau  

Greenville  

Jackson  

Cape  Girardeau... 

Stoddard 

Cape  Girardeau 

Cape  Girardeau 

Cape  Girardeau 

Wayne 

Cape  Girardeau 

Cape  Girardeau 

Some  of  the  Subjects  Taught 


■Agricultural  Chemistry  Soils 

Stock  Judging  Crops 

Dairying  Poultry 

Rural  Economics  Feeding 


Farm  Accounts 
Horticulture 
Principles  of  Breeding 
Elementary  Agriculture 


List  of  Prize  Winners 

IN  SOUTHEAST  MISSOURI  CORN  SHOW  HERD  AT  STATE  NORMAL  JANUARY  8,  9,  10,  1914. 

Best  10  ears  Boone  County  White— 1st,  $10,  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Appleton;  2nd,  $5,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordon- 
ville;  3rd,  Field  Bros.,  Cape  Girardeau;  4th,  C.  W.  Tuschoff,  Appleton;  5th,  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter. 

Best  10  ears  Johnson  County  White — 1st,  $10,  C.  A.  Grant,  Zalma;  2nd,  $5,  Emil  J.  Meyer,  Cape  Girardeau; 
3rd,  Joseph  H.  Grant,  Zalma;  4th,  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Appleton;  5th,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville. 

Best  10  ears  St.  Charles  White — 1st,  $10,  John  Henderson,  Hayti;  2nd,  Mr.  Hopper,  Cape  Girardeau. 

Best  10  ears,  Reid’s  Yellow  Dent — 1st,  $10,  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter;  2nd,  N.  D.  Browning,  Jackson;  3rd, 
Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville;  4th,  Mark  Barber,  Brazeau. 

Best  10  ears  yellow  other  than  Reid’s — 1st,  $10,  C.  W.  Tuschoff,  Appleton;  2nd,  $5;  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Apple- 
ton;  3rd,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville. 

Swepstakes,  best  10  ears,  any  variety — 1st,  John  Deere  plow,  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Appleton;  2nd,  Jumbo  Fencing, 
C.  A.  Grant,  Zalma. 

Best  Single  Ear  White  Corn — 1st,  $10,  Joe  Wing  Hensley,  Jackson;  2nd,  $5;  C.  W.  Tuschoff,  Appleton; 
3rd,  Field  Bros.,  Cape  Girardeau;  4th,  Wm.  Field,  Cape  Girardeau;  5th,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville. 

Best  Single  Ear  Yellow  Corn — 1st,  $10.00,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville;  2nd,  $4.50,  Mark  Barber,  Brazeau; 
3rd,  C.  W.  Swan,  Wittenberg;  4th,  Lee  Mahoney,  Dexter;  5th,  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Appleton. 

Best  Single  Ear,  any  variety — 1st  Steel  Posts,  Joe  Wing  Hensley,  Jackson. 

Best  10  ears,  white  corn,  by  young  peopleunder  18  years — 1st  pair  Packard  shoes,  Lee  Mahoney,  Dexter; 
2nd,  $2.50,  Farrell  Armes,  Dexter;  3rd,  $1.00,  Leslie  Schweer,  Gordonville;  4th,  Clarence  Rubottom,  Greenville; 
5th,  Joe  Wing,  Hensley,  Jackson. 

Best  ten  ears  yellow  corn,  by  young  people  under  18  years — 1st,  $5.00,  Robb  Hensley,  Jackson;  2nd,  $2.50, 
Leslie  Schweer,  Gordonville;  3rd,  $1.00,  Glenn  Lewis,  Jackson;  4th,  Elmer  Sitzes,  Gypsey. 

Sweepstakes  by  young  people  under  18  years — 1st,  22  'Remington  rifle,  Lee  Mahoney,  Dexter;  2nd,  kodak, 
Farrell  Armes,  Dexter;  3rd,  $1.00,  Leslie  Schweer,  Gordonville. 

Best  100  ears  white  corn — 1st  $25,  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter;  2nd,  five  cases  canned  goods,  S.  E.  Hensley,  Jack- 
son;  3rd,  $5.00,  L.  H.  Gale,  Hayti;  4th,  Field  Bros.,  Cape  Girardeau;  5th,  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville. 

Best  100  ears  yellow  corn — 1st,  $25.00,  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter;  2nd,  $10.00,  S.  E.  Hensley,  Jackson. 

Those  winning  3rd  and  4th  places  are  given  subscriptions  to  one  of  the  following  papers:  Missouri  Ruralist 
and  Misouri  Farmer. 

Winners  in  Boys’  Corn  Judging  Contest — 1st,  $3.00,  Lloyd  Hitt,  Gordonville;  2nd,  $2,  Clarence  Wissman, 
Cape  Girardeau;  3rd,  $1.50,  Joe  Wing  Hensley,  Jackson. 


Normal  Show  Corn  Sold  at  Rate  of 
$1,950.00  a Barrel 

From  the  Cape  Republican. 

At  1 o’clock  on  Saturday  the  auction  sale  of  the  corn  exhibited  at 
the  Southeast  Missouri  Corn  Show  was  held.  The  total  receipts  were 
over  $100,  although  only  a part  of  the  corn  was  offered  for  sale.  One 
ear  sold  for  $3.25.  A bushel  at  this  rate  would  bring  in  $390  and  a 
barrel  would  net  $1,950.  The  highest  ten-ear  sample  was  sold  for 
$26,  or  at  a rate  of  $312  per  bushel. 

A large  amount  of  corn  is  required  to  run  the  classes  in  the  agricul- 
tural department  of  the  Normal  school  and  after  a third  of  the  coiU 
had  been  sold,  Mr.  Babcock  stated  that  the  Normal  could  use  ihe 
remaining  corn  unless  some  exhibitor  particularly  desired  to  get  his 
own  sample  of  corn.  However,  the  school  would  be  a bidder.  The 
following  is  a list  of  samples  sold  and  the  prices  paiil: 

First  10-ear  Johnson  County,  grown  by  C.  A.  Grant,  Zalma,  bought 
by  Jessie  Angle,  Advance,  for  $1.75. 

First  single  ear  yellow,  grown  by  Chas.  Schweer,  Gordonville,  sold 
to  grower  for  $1. 

First  single  ear  white,  grown  by  Joe  Wing  Hensley,  Jackson,  sold 
to  grower  for  $3.25. 

Second  single  ear  white,  grown  by  T.  W.  Tuschoff,  Appleton,  bought 
by  E.  J.  Mahoney  for  75  cents. 

Sample  grown  by  T.  A.  Wylie,  Chaffee,  sold  to  C.  M.  McWilliams,  50  cents.  Joe  Wing  Hensley  and  his 

Ten  ears  Boone  County  white,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  sold  to  grower  for  $4.  prize  ear  of  com. 

Ten  ears  Johnson  County  white,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  sold  to  Seth  Babcock  for  $26. 

Ten-ear  sample  white  corn  grown  by  Farrell  Armes,  Dexter,  sold  to  E.  J.  Mahoney  for  $3.50. 

Third  ten-ear  sample  Reid’s  Yellow  Dent,  grown  by  Chas.  Schweer,  Gordonville,  sold  to  grower  for  $2.25. 

Ten-ear  sample  Boone  County  white,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  sold  to  grower  for  $1.50. 

Second  100  ears  white  corn,  grown  by  S.  B.  Hensley,  Jackson,  sold  to  grower  for  $2.50. 

First  100  ears  yellow,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter,  sold  to  Ed  Zwilling,  Dexter,  for  $3.50. 

Third  100  ear  sample  white,  grown  by  L.  H.  Gale,  Hayti,  sold  to  W.  H.  Stubblefield  lor  $3.50. 

Fourth  100  ear  white,  grown  by  Field  Bros.,  Cape  Girardeau,  sold  to  E.  J.  Mahoney  for  $2.50. 

Fifth,  100-ear  sample  white,  grown  by  Chas.  Schweer,  sold  to  Martin  Baird,  Clarkton,  for  $3.75. 

Second  100-ear  yellow,  grown  by  S.  D.  Hensley,  Jackson,  sold  to  grower  for  $4. 

First  100-ear  white,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter,  sold  to  Ed  Zwilling,  Dexter,  for  $13. 

First  St.  Charles  white,  grown  by  John  Henderson,  Hayti,  sold  to  W.  H.  Stubblefield,  for  $1.50. 

First  ten-ear  white,  grown  by  E.  C.  Tuschoff,  Appleton,  sold  to  Martin  Baird,  Clarkton,  for  $12.50. 

Second  Boone  County  white,  grown  by  Charles  Schweer,  Gordonville,  sold  to  W.  H.  Stubblefield  for  $3.60. 

Third  ten  ears  Boone  County  white,  grown  by  Field  Bros.,  Cape  Girardeau,  sold  to  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Dexter, 
for  $1.50. 

First  ten  ears  yellow,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  sold  to  grower  for  $8. 

Second  ten  ears  Reid’s,  grown  by  N.  D.  Br  owning,  Jackson,  sold  to  G.  W.  Tisdale,  Gordonville,  for  $2. 


Good  Corn 


Ten  ears  of  Johnson  County,  grown  by  E.  J.  Mahoney,  Corn  Breeder,  Dexter,  Mo.  This  10-ear  sample  sold  for 
$26  at  the  auction  sale  conducted  by  the  State  Normal,  January  10,  1914.  Record  price  for  a 10-ear  sample 
in  Southeast  Missouri. 


1914  Acre  Yield  Corn  Contest  1914 

Every  one  that  enters  this  year’s  corn  contest  will  be  furnished  a blank  containing  the  following  questions, 
which  must  be  answered  before  a scholarship  or  a cash  premium  will  be  awarded.  $50.00  is  the  highest  cash 
premium  paid  through  the  Agricultural  Department  and  only  one  scholarship  is  awarded  in  each  county.  In 
1913  scholarships  and  cash  premiums  totaled  $1400.00. 

1914  ACRE-YIELD  CORN  CONTEST. 

State  Noinial,  Cape  Girardeau. 

County  - Name  Address  

Variety  of  Corn... — Was  germination  test  made? Kind  of  Soil 

Kind  of  sub-soil What  crop  was  grown  on  this  land  in  1913 1912 .1911 

1910... Commercial  fertilizer — kind  and  amount When  applied 

Amount  of  manure  applied How  was  seed  bed  prepared 

Date  of  plowing Depth  of  plowing State  further  preparation  of  seed  bed 

Date  of  planting Distance  between  rows , hills  No.  stalks  in  hill Distance  between 

stalks  if  drilled Date  of  each  cultivation ....Was  corn  cultivated  with  one  horse  when  too 

large  to  use  two  horses Per  cent  of  stand Per  cent  of  stalks  with  more  than  one  ear 

Date  when  ripe Date  of  harvesting....  Total  number  of  pounds  of  marketable  corn  at  date  of 

gatering 

Statement  of  Yield 

Attached  to  the  bottom  of  the  blank  printed  above  will  be  found  a printed  form  that  must  be  signed 
by  a disinterested  party.  If  called  upon  to  do  so,  this  party  must  swear  that  the  statement  is  correct. 

STATEMENT  OF  YIELD  (To  be  signed  by  a disinterested  party). 

This  is  to  certify  that  I was  present  when  this  acre  was  measured.  I saw  the  corn  in  the  field  and  saw 

the  corn  weighed.  That pounds  of  corn  was  considered  a bushel  in  the  local  market,  and  this 

acre  yielded bushels  of  marketable  corn. 

Name  of  witness Address  

Date. 


.1914. 


Entries  to  the  1914  Acre  Yield  Corn  Contest 

CLOSE  JUNE  1,  1914 

Cash  premiums  will  not  be  paid  until  the  Normal  School  Corn  Show,  which  is  held  the  first  week  in  January, 
Reports  of  yields  must  be  made  as  soon  as  corn  is  gathered  and  not  later  than  December  1,  19'14. 

In  counties  holding  acre-yield  contests  and  where  the  County  Superintendent  and  this  department  co- 
operate, the  scholarship  will  be  awarded  at  time  of  holding  local  show  or  contest. 

An  enrollment  card  is  enclosed.  Get  into  the  race.  Southeast  Missouri  must  hold  the  record  for  corn  yield. 
Sign  and  mail  the  card  today. 


1914  Bread  Contest 


At  the  Corn  Show  at  the  State  Normal  School  in  January,  a Bread  Contest  was  held  for  girls. 
One  girl  in  each  county  won  a year’s  free  tuition  ($19).  The  following  is  a list  of  the  winners: 


1. 

2. 

3. 

4. 

5. 

6. 
7. 


Jefiferson  

Oregon  

Franklin  

Cape  Girardeau. 

Stoddard  

Wayne 

Ste.  Genevieve 


Bessie  GrifYith 

Bertha  Arnold  

Sophia  Ernst 

Mamie  E.  Pickens 

Avida  Goza 

Martha  Jones  

Agnes  Siebert 


Hillsboro 

Alton 

New  Haven 

Cape  Girardeau 

Advance 

Piedmont 

. Ste.  Genevieve 


Enroll  now  for  the  1914  Bread  Baking  Contest  by  signing  the  enclosed  card  and  forwarding  same 
to  Miss  Mary  T.  Chapin,  Home  Economics  Department,  Normal  School,  Cape  Girardeau,  Mo. 


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